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Panic Attack Symptom Assessment
The PMHNP is conducting a new patient assessment with a patient who has self-referred for treatment of her panic attacks. The patient relates that she has had anxiety for years, and that she has episodes during which she gets very agitated, she can feel her heart pounding, feels as if she cannot breathe, feels very shaky, and has to sit down and wait for it to pass. These episodes can last for more than 15 minutes until she starts to calm down.
Which of the following is inconsistent with diagnostic criteria of a panic attack?
A. The duration is too short
B. The duration is too long
C. There…
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